| Introduction | |
| Sect. I | Principles of Surgery | |
| 1 | Preoperative Health Status Evaluation | 2 |
| 2 | Prevention and Management of Medical Emergencies | 22 |
| 3 | Principles of Surgery | 44 |
| 4 | Wound Repair | 57 |
| 5 | Principles of Asepsis | 69 |
| Sect. II | Principles of Exodontia | |
| 6 | Armamentarium for Basic Oral Surgery | 84 |
| 7 | Principles of Uncomplicated Exodontia | 129 |
| 8 | Principles of Complicated Exodontia | 178 |
| 9 | Principles of Management of Impacted Teeth | 215 |
| 10 | Postoperative Patient Management | 249 |
| 11 | Prevention and Management of Surgical Complications | 257 |
| 12 | Medicolegal Considerations | 276 |
| Sect. III | Preprosthetic Surgery | |
| 13 | Basic Preprosthetic Surgery | 286 |
| 14 | Advanced Preprosthetic Surgery | 324 |
| 15 | Contemporary Implant Dentistry | 355 |
| Sect. IV | Infections | |
| 16 | Principles of Management and Prevention of Odontogenic Infections | 392 |
| 17 | Complex Odontogenic Infections | 418 |
| 18 | Principles of Endodontic Surgery | 433 |
| 19 | Management of the Patient Undergoing Radiotherapy or Chemotherapy | 456 |
| 20 | Odontogenic Diseases of the Maxillary Sinus | 469 |
| 21 | Diagnosis and Management of Salivary Gland Disorders | 486 |
| Sect. V | Management of Oral Pathologic Lesions | |
| 22 | Principles of Differential Diagnosis and Biopsy | 512 |
| 23 | Surgical Management of Oral Pathologic Lesions | 533 |
| Sect. VI | Oral and Maxillofacial Trauma | |
| 24 | Soft Tissue and Dentoalveolar Injuries | 560 |
| 25 | Management of Facial Fractures | 587 |
| Sect. VII | Dentofacial Deformities | |
| 26 | Correction of Dentofacial Deformities | 614 |
| 27 | Management of Patients with Orofacial Clefts | 656 |
| 28 | Surgical Reconstruction of Defects of the Jaws | 680 |
| Sect. VIII | Temporomandibular Disorders and Facial Pain | |
| 29 | Facial Neuropathology | 696 |
| 30 | Management of Temporomandibular Disorders | 711 |
| Sect. IX | Management of the Hospitalized Patient | |
| 31 | Management of the Hospitalized Patient | 738 |
| App. I | Components of Standard History and Physical Examination | 765 |
| App. II | Normal Laboratory Values | 766 |
| App. III | Instrument List and Typical Retail Prices (1997) | 767 |
| App. IV | Postvisit Note (Office Record) | 768 |
| App. V | Drug Enforcement Administration Schedule of Drugs and Examples | 769 |
| App. VI | Examples of Useful Prescriptions | 770 |
| App. VII | Postoperative Instructions | 772 |
| App. VIII | Informed Consent | 773 |
| App. IX | Antibiotic Overview | 775 |
| App. X | Common Medical Abbreviations | 777 |
| Index | 779 |